Jihye Yeon

This study identifies a variant ionotropic receptor in C. elegans enteric neurons that detects ingested salts and regulates salt stress resistance.

The paper shows that the C. elegans PIEZO channel regulates pharyngeal movement by sensing food accumulation in the intestine.

The paper shows that feeding state modulates a sensory circuit in C. elegans to alter thermotaxis behavior through gut-brain signaling.